Three charges are at the corners of an equilateral triangle, as shown in the fgure below. Calculate the electric field at a point midway between the two charges on thex-axis. (Let q, = 9.00 uC, q, = 4.50 uC, and q, = -3.50 uC.) %3D 0.500 m 60.0 magnitude N/C direction below the +x-axis

Three charges are at the corners of an equilateral triangle, as shown in the fgure below. Calculate the electric field at a point midway between the two charges on thex-axis. (Let q, = 9.00 uC, q, = 4.50 uC, and q, = -3.50 uC.) %3D 0.500 m 60.0 magnitude N/C direction below the +x-axis

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Three charges are at the corners of an equilateral triangle, as shown in the figure below. Calculate the electric field at a point midway between the
two charges on the x-axis. (Let q, = 9.00 uC, q2 = 4.50 uC, and q3 = -3.50 uC.)
0.500 m
60.0°
|N/C
below the +x-axis
magnitude
direction

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